Feature request for product/service
Cursor IDE
Describe the request
The ai doesn’t know if it is in ask or agent mode unless you explicitly say it. At least in my experiments with GPT 5 and Claude 4. Ask mode as expected keeps the tools away from the AI which is a very good thing. So there is value to Ask and Agent mode. But I don’t want to try to plan something, and instead of making some token efficent answer, getting the whole solution printed out in the chat window. I want a step by step plan. I am just tired of telling cursor, “you are in ask mode, don’t solve the problem, we are just making a plan”… or “you are agent mode, i want you make proactive changes”.. everytime i switch between the modes.
AI wrtten problem statement and solution:
Current behavior:
Ask mode: UI shows “Ask” but AI doesn’t know it’s in Ask mode
Agent mode: UI shows “Agent” but AI doesn’t know it’s in Agent mode
AI must guess mode from user messages or rely on manual “switch to ask/agent mode” commands
Impact:
Users expect different AI behavior based on the toggle but get inconsistent results
Leads to confusion when AI writes code in Ask mode or only discusses in Agent mode
Requires workarounds like prefixing messages with [ASK]/[AGENT] or explicit mode switching
Ideal solution:
AI should receive the current mode as context (similar to how it receives file paths, cursor position, etc.)
Would enable proper mode-aware responses without user having to specify mode manually
Operating System (if it applies)
Windows 10/11